Match box



May 8, 1923 1,454,529 w. ZEBRA MATCH BOX 2 Sheefs-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 6,1920 A TTORNEYS May 8, 1.923-

MATCH BOX.

Filed Dec. 6, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS Patented May 8, 1923.

UNE'IE titl ENE

rarest er WILLY znnna, or NEW YORK, N. Y.'.

MATCH BOX.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLY ZEBRA, a citizen ofCzechoslovakia, residing at New York, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMatch Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is the provision of a match box orreceptacle hav ing means for readily and conveniently delivering asingle match at a time.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which like-named characters of reference refer to like-namedparts in the drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Fig. 1 is plan View of the device.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the plane 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the plane -3 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 1 is a perspective detail view of the upper body member of thedevice.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view, partly in section, of theslotted cover of the device.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the slidable match delivering member andits support.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the match-striking sheetsupports.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of the two similarsupport-ingpedestal parts and matclrcompartment partitions, showing thestructure thereof.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents the baseof the device havingash-receiving grooves 3 about the periphery thereof.The pedestal 2. composed of two similar halves as seen in Fig. 8, restsupon the base, and the frame or body member t rests upon the pedestal,being se cured by screws or the like 5. A cover plate 6 surmounts theframe, and is provided with a slot 7. A vertical channels extends thruthe pedestal. Metal sheets 21, bent as shown in Fig. 8, are mounted uponthe pedestal, the upper ends of the sheets being inclined as shown at 22the vertical elements 21 being shaped at the centre so as to provide anupward continuation or extension of the channel 8. A filler 9 is mountedin the lower end of said channel, and a smaller channel 10 extends thruthe filler. A stem 11 is slidably mounted in the channel 10,

and a member 13 is rigid with the upper end of the stem. A. coiledcompression spring 12 surrounds the stem, and urges said member 13upward. The upper edge of the. member 13 is angularly grooved at 14sothat a single match may be lifted thereby. Handles 15 extend from thesides of the member 13, through slots in the frame 1, to allow verticalmovement of them.

Bands 1? are attached on opposite sides of the frame 4 and are providedwith spaces 1.8 in which sand paper or the like may be secured forstriking matches. It is apparent in Fig. 3 that the two members 21provide a compartment with inclined walls, this compartment containingmatches 23 which tend to fall toward its bottom.

In operation, in order to deliver a single match, the member 13 isforced down by depressing one or both of the handles 15. The member thendescends to the lowermost point of said compartment, and upon release ofthe handles 15, rises by action of the spring. However, in the ascent asingle match will be carried in the groove 14: and will appear finallyjust above the surface of the cover 6. Repetition of this operation willresult in continued delivery of a single match at each operation.

I claim:

In adevice of the class described, the combination with an ornamental,substantially rectangular sheet metal base having an ash receivingchannel in its upper surface, a pedestal on said base rectangular hollowcasing mounted on said pedestal, having opposed central vertical slotsin its upper portion, its exterior carrying abrad ing surfaces,converging downwardly inclined longitudinal partitions fixed in saidcasing, and spaced at their low'eredges, a cover having a slot inregister with the mentioned space, a plunger movable through the spaceand slot, said plunger having a groove in its upper edge, a. guide forsaid plunger, a spring for normally raising said plunger, andrigidhandles formed at each end of said plunger, said handles extendingthrough the slots in said casing and acting as limit stops for the movemnt of the plunger.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signaturel WILLY ZEBRA.

